His Name Is the Word of God

By J. A. Gillmartin

“He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God” (Rev. 19:13).

Truth/Context: Who is this Man? He is the Child of John 1:1,14, where we began with the mysterious and obscure birth of a child in Bethlehem; but now we’re camping out with the King of kings astride His white stallion, judging the nations and waging war in heaven.

Both are about the real Christmas, the Child and the King. The Bible tells us “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” [John 1:14]; if this is true it’s breathtaking and worthy of our understanding. Why did God (the Word) do this? The Word itself gives us this reason:

I. He Became Flesh in Order to:

A. ‑Give sight to the blind, mobility to the lame, hearing to the deaf, life to the dead, to cleanse the lepers, and bring the Good News to the poor [Matt. 11:4-5].

    B. ‑Pay the ransom for many [Matt. 20:28].

    C. ‑Save His own (but they received Him not) [John 1:11].

    D. ‑Come in His Father’s name [John 5:43].

    E. Give abundant life [John 10:10].

     F. ‑Bring light into the world’s darkness [John 12:46].

    G. ‑Bear witness to the truth [John 18:37].

    H. ‑Set the downtrodden (captives) free [Luke 4:18].

     I.  Cast fire on the earth [Luke 12:49].

     J. ‑Find fruit of the branches [Luke 13:7].

    K. ‑Seek and to save the lost [Luke 19:10].

    L. ‑Provide a way of escape [1 Cor. 10:13].

II. He Did Not Become Flesh to:

    A. ‑Abolish but to fulfill the prophets & Law [Matt. 5:17].

    B. ‑Call the righteous, but sinners [Matt. 9:13].

    C. ‑Bring peace but a sword [Matt. 10:34].

    D. Be served but serve [Matt. 20:28].

    E. ‑Destroy men's lives, but to save them [Luke 9:56].

     F. ‑Do His own will but His Father’s will [John 6:38].

    G. ‑Judge the world but save it [John 12:47].

Application/Challenge: We can see that the child Jesus came to give, not take or get. The most vital components for a proper view of Christmas are: first, giving, which comes from loving; second, loving, which comes from the heart which governs our thinking; third, thinking, which comes from believing (faith); and lastly, believing, which “comes from hearing, and hearing comes from the word concerning Christ” [Rom. 10:17].

J. A. Gillmartin
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